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ADO.NET is Microsoft`s latest data access technology and, as an integral part of the .NET Framework, is far more than simply an upgrade of previous incarnations of ADO. ADO.NET provides an extensive set of .NET classes that facilitate efficient access to data from a large variety of sources, enable sophisticated manipulation and sorting of data, and forms an important framework within which to implement interapplication communication and XML Web Services.This book provides a comprehensive guide to using ADO.NET, with plenty of practical code examples, extensive technical information, and a detailed case study. Whether you are developing Web Applications using ASP.NET, Windows Forms applications, or XML Web Services, this book will show you how to utilize .NET`s data access technology to maximum effect.This book covers:ADO.NET and the .NET FrameworkUsing the .NET Data Providers to create connections and execute commandsUsing the DataSet to manipulate dataADO.NET and XMLUsing COM InteroperabilityPerformance and security issuesWhether you`re already developing applications within the .NET Framework, or have experience of developing data driven applications with ADO and wish to make the transition to data centric applications within .NET, then this book is for you. It is aimed at fairly experienced developers, and is not intended for the casual ASP.NET developer or the beginner. Wrox provides community and email support for all its titles. Discuss your ADO.NET problems with other readers on p2p.wrox.com. Get direct email support from support@wrox.com support on this book is currently provided by one of its editors and the authors. About the AuthorBipin Joshi is a software developer having skills in Microsoft technologies. Currently he works on .NET technologies with Mastek Ltd. He runs his personal web site at bipinjoshi.com that provides articles, tutorials and source code on variety of .NET topics. He can be reached via his web site bipinjoshi.com. Donny Mack MCP, MCSD, Microsoft .NET MVP, is one of the cofounders of DotNetJunkies.com an education company solely dedicated to ASP.NET and other web relegated .NET technologies. Prior to founding DotNetJunkies.com with Doug Seven, Mack worked at Microsoft Corporation as a Visual Interdev/ASP Support Professional. Doug Seven is the cocreator of DotNetJunkies.com, a free online centralized resource Web site used by developers to learn more about the .NET Framework specifically ASP.NET. Prior to that Seven worked as a Technical Lead in the Developer Support group at Microsoft. Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati is a software developer and technical writer. He works in Rome for CPI Progetti Spa (cpiprogetti.it) where he develops Internet/Intranet solutions using Microsoft technologies. Jan D. Narkiewicz is Chief Technical Officer at Software Pronto, Inc (jann@softwarepronto.com). In his spare time Jan is Academic Coordinator for the Windows curriculum at U.C. Berkeley Extension, teaches at U.C. Santa Cruz Extension and writes for ASP Today. Starting as a commercial diver John McTainsh soon got back into coding, developing control systems for underwater robots in C and C++. Since then he has written many control systems and various other application and drivers. He currently works as a team leader developing public safety software for computer aided dispatch systems used by Police Fire and Ambulance vehicles. Kevin Hoffman is a software technology junkie who has worked at everything from nationwide UNIX mainframe support to a Software Engineer for one of the most popular eCommerce websites on the Internet. Recently he has found that he loves to write and teach about programming as much as he loves doing it himself. Matt Milner works as a Technical Architect for BORN in Minneapolis where he designs and builds Microsoft solutions for clients in a variety of industries. Matt`s primary focus has been using Windows DNA architecture and he is excited about the move to .NET and all the powerful new features. Paul Dickinson graduated unspectacularly and spent several years cutting his software development teeth writing software to control mass spectrometers. His most recent resting place involves developing information management systems for laboratories.
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